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We're one step from a recession - Britain's economy is one step away from recession as figures due this week could show that the country's growth is already at zero



We're one step from a recession  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain's economy is one step away from recession as figures due this week could show that the country's growth is already at zero
BAA to be forced to sell a London airport  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Regulators are expected to demand the break-up of Britain's biggest airport operator BAA this week
Stock market week: Trading round-up  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
A flat week on the stock market was marked only by an unexpected rally by the Footsie on Thursday
Now Muslims can get sharia car insurance  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Muslim drivers are, for the first time, being offered insurance that obeys the teachings of the Koran
Debt Britain: Who owes how much  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
A debt map of British regions shows the South-East tops the table for excessive consumer credit or 'problem debtors'
B&B issue helped by bid hopes  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Investors in Bradford & Bingley are gambling on a takeover bid as a larger than expected number backed its rights issue
The 12% inflation beating cash Isa  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
A cash-Isa has been launched by Leeds Building Society this month that could earn you the equivalent of over 12% on your savings
Pound continues swift decline against dollar  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Sterling fell to its lowest level against the dollar in 18 months today, after 11 days of decline against the US currency left the pound valued at $1.86
B&B's name in tatters after rights issue snub  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Bradford & Bingley was today nursing its wounds after the City snubbed its highly controversial £400m fundraising bid
Orders for repossession rise by 25%  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Soaring numbers of families face losing their homes after repossession orders jumped by a quarter
Supermarkets start milk price war  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
The price of milk has been slashed as supermarkets begin a new price war to cut millions of pounds from shopping bills
£600m voucher plan to help poor buy fuel  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain's poorest families are in line for Government vouchers worth between £50 and £100 to help meet soaring fuel bills
BA seals tie-up with American and Iberia  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
British Airways and would-be Spanish partner Iberia today paved the way for a transatlantic joint venture with giant US carrier American Airlines
Cost of looking after parents 'will be £60,000'  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Rising care costs mean a generation may have to eat into their own savings to support ageing parents, says a report
UK recession threat as eurozone enters downturn  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Fears for the health of the UK economy intensified today, as figures emerged suggesting that the slowdown is taking the rest of Europe close to recession
'Illegal' stockbroker shut down by FSA  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Stockbroker Treadstone has been permanently banned from operating. It follows investigations by This is Money and Financial Mail
US interest rates hit by inflation fears  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
American interest rates are looking dangerously low in the wake of an alarming set of inflation numbers
Freeview boxes 'obsolete' after upgrade  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Almost a quarter of a million televisions across Britain have gone blank after a Freeview upgrade left some digital equipment obsolete
Crunch shows need for compensation rethink  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
So you think Obama is a reformer. Dream on  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: The FTSE Dogs  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
The sick men of Europe  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: You've invested in fool's gold  [08/17/2008 01:17 PM]